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| - | The guid API is used to create 128 bit random identifiers and convert numbers to hex strings. | + | Renamed to [[api:uuid|uuid]] |
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| - | * ''guid.next() string'' | + | |
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| - | Returns The guid API is used to create 128 bit random identifiers, represented as 32 hex values in a string grouped by 8, 4, 4, 4, and 12 hex characters, separated by dashes. | + | |
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| - | e.g. `34eb7b28-14d3-4767-b326-dd1609ba92e`. You might recognize this pattern as it is the same used for component addressing. | + | |
| - | * ''guid.toHex(number) string'' | + | |
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| - | Converts `number` to a hexadecimal representation, returning it as a string. | + | |
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| - | ```lua | + | |
| - | local hex = guid.toHex(1234) | + | |
| - | print(type(hex), hex) -- string, 4d2 | + | |
| - | ``` | + | |
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